2020 WorldWide Rams Draft Profile: Alex Highsmith | Charlotte | EDGE

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Player Bio: Alex Highsmith prepped at Eugene Ashley High School in Wilmington, NC. As a senior earned All-Area Second -Team and to the Mideastern Conference First-Team. In his junior year, he logged 68 tackles and two forced fumbles, receiving the Most Improved Player and an All-Conference Honorable Mention. A walk-on his freshman year, red-shirted and earned a scholarship his sophomore season. He played a significant role in the 49ers defense for the next four years. He finished his career at Charlotte with 185 total tackles (115 solos), 46 tackles for loss, 20 sacks, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, five pass deflections, and 24 quarterback hurries. Became the fifth all-time leader in tackles, holds the school record with 4.5 sacks in a single game, 14 sacks in a season, 21.5 tackles for loss in a season, and five tackles for a loss. His 14 sacks were ranked fourth in the nation in 2019, and 21.5 tackles for loss ranked him fifth in the nation.​

ACCOLADES
2020 NFL Combine Invite
2020 East-West Shrine Bowl 
2019 Preseason All-Conference USA
2019 AP All-America Third-Team
2019 PFF All-America Third-Team 
2019 All-Conference USA First-Team 
2019 Phil Steele All-C-USA First-Team  
2019 PFF All-C-USA First-Team
2019 Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List 
2019 Burlsworth Trophy Semifinalist 
2018 PFF All-C-USA First-Team 
2018 Phil Steele All-C-USA Second-Team
2018 All-Conference USA First-Team
2018 C-USA Honor Roll

ALEX HIGHSMITH
EDGE

HOMETOWN                      |           CLASS
WILMINGTON, NC               |           SENIOR (RS) 
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DRAFT YR:  2020     COMBINE INVITE: YES




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SCHOOL:  CHARLOTTE                 |      CONFERENCE:  C-USA
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HEIGHT/WEIGHT:  6-3 / 248         ARMS: 33 1/8"          HANDS: 9 1/8”           PROJECTED 40-TIME: 4.70         

COMBINE RESULTS
BENCH   |   40 YD DASH    |   VERTICAL JUMP  |  BROAD JUMP |   3 CONE DRILL   |    20 YD SHUTTLE  |   60 YD SHUTTLE
​    20      |         4.70           |              33”           |           125”       |            7.32           |            4.31             |             N/A

PRO-DAY RESULTS
BENCH     |   40 YD DASH   |   VERTICAL JUMP      |  BROAD JUMP    |   3 CONE DRILL   |    20 YD SHUTTLE    |   60 YD SHUTTLE 
​   N/A       |          N/A          |          N/A                  |           N/A           |            N/A          |               N/A             |             N/A

game film 
#5 alex highsmith vs. clemson (2019)

#5 Alex Highsmith senior highlights

Strengths: The first thing we recognize in the film is a tremendous explosion and get off from the line of scrimmage. Highsmith has active hands and plays below the pad level. He has intriguing speed and power that allows him to generally wins outside with a shoulder dip—the ability to bend the edge and a reliable finisher—an excellent bull rusher who can get underneath the blocker. Uses hands well to disengage away from blockers to make the necessary tackles. He posses an effective spin move with his rush moves. Very disruptive and employs his explosiveness for gape penetration—ability to shed blocks and close to the ball with his agility. Have the ability to take proper angles to the ball and primary containment—held own against the higher-leveled competition. 

Weaknesses: Lacks the power element of the point-of-attack and relies on his speed to outmaneuver the blocker. Lacks the ideal length and cannot get off blocks when expected. Tremendous quickness works against him at the time as he gets up-field beyond the ball carrier. Need to improve his balance with his rush to compensate for lack of core strength. Problematic when trying to secure tackles outside his frame. ​

Draft Grade: 5.99

Draft Projection: 3rd round

NFL Comparison: Kamalei Correa

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